Use the Instance menu to do the following:

• Create instances of parts from the current model and add them to the assembly. You can also create instances of other models to add to the current assembly.

• Create a linear pattern of part instances.

• Create a radial pattern of part instances.

• Translate selected part or model instances along a specified vector.

• Translate selected part or model instances along a specified vector until they are a specified distance from another instance.

• Rotate selected part or model instances through a specified angle about a specified axis.

• Replace a part instance with a second part instance.

• Convert any position constraints to an absolute position.

• Merge or cut part instances.

You may find it more convenient to access the instance tools using the Assembly module toolbox. For a diagram of the tools in the Assembly toolbox, see “Using the Assembly module toolbox,” Section 13.9.

For information on related topics, click any of the following items:

• “Using the Assembly module toolbox,” Section 13.9

• Chapter 13, “The Assembly module”